– Climate changes are under way in this country and projected to grow. These include increases in heavy downpours, rising temperature and sea level, rapidly retreating glaciers, thawing permafrost, lengthening growing seasons, lengthening ice-free seasons in the ocean and on lakes and rivers, earlier snowmelt and alterations in river flows.

– Crop and livestock production will be increasingly challenged. Agriculture is considered one of the sectors most adaptable to changes in climate. But increased heat, pests, water stress, diseases and weather extremes will pose adaptation challenges for crop and livestock production.

– Threats to human health will increase. The health impacts of climate change are related to heat stress, waterborne diseases, poor air quality, extreme weather events and diseases transmitted by insects and rodents. Robust public health infrastructure can reduce the potential for negative impacts.